Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Waring, James text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Scenes from a Courtesan's Life" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published between 1838 and 1847. This dark tale follows ambitious poet Lucien de Rubempré and the cunning escaped convict Vautrin as they scheme to elevate Lucien into Parisian high society. When Lucien falls for courtesan Esther van Gobseck, Vautrin manipulates her beauty to extract money from an obsessed banker. But their intricate plans spiral toward tragedy as love, suicide, and police scrutiny entangle everyone in a web of secrets and compromising letters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splendeurs_et_mis%C3%A8res_des_courtisanes Release date is 2005-08-26 Produced by Dagny, Bonnie Sala, John Bickers, and David Widger Original publication data not identified France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1660 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1660 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133048.0 1660